American record label
Applause Records
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Founded
| 1981
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1981
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Founder
| Arthur Mogull
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Defunct
| 1983
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1983
)
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Status
| Defunct
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Genre
| Traditional pop, vocal
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Country of origin
| U.S.
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Location
| Beverly Hills, California
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Applause Records
was a short-lived
record label
featuring
popular standards
performers, nearly all of them vocalists. It was founded in Beverly Hills, California, in 1981 by record company executive and music publisher
Arthur Mogull
. The label released albums by
Shirley Bassey
,
Steve Lawrence
,
Eydie Gorme
,
Sammy Davis Jr.
,
Robert Goulet
,
Vic Damone
,
Jack Jones
,
Tony Martin
,
The Lettermen
and
Peter Nero
.
In December 1981
Peggy Lee
said she was considering joining the label, although she never did.
A 1988 newspaper story gave Steve Lawrence credit for founding Applause Records, saying he did so "out of acute frustration."
In 1990 the Lewis Horowitz Company, which provided funding for the label, foreclosed on it and was assigned the catalog. Horowitz sold the catalog to William Brown Associates in 1997; that company was acquired by Reach Entertainment in 1999.
Artists on the Applause label included the Stardust Dance Band, The Skruffy Group, Norwood, and Joe Cano. In addition, the Boomin' Reunion series includes new recordings of their original hits from Chuck Jackson, Ernie K Doe, Jean Knight, Frankie Ford, Mel Carter, Lou Christie, Len Barry, Donnie Brooks, Merrilee Rush, Jewel Akens, Al Wilson, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, Lenny Welch, Bruce Belland (Four Preps), Jim Yester (Association), J J Jackson, Ian Whitcomb, Mark Lindsay, Mitch Rider, Pete Rivera (Rare Earth), The Cufflinks, Spencer Davis, Chris Montez, John Gummoe (Cascades), and Brian Hyland.
Selected album discography
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- 1001
Steve Lawrence
,
Take It On Home
(June 1, 1981)
- 1002
Eydie Gorme
,
Since I Fell for You
(June 1, 1981)
- 1003
Tony Martin
,
I'll See You in My Dreams
(January 11, 1982)
- 1004
Buddy Greco
& Visions,
Hot Nights
(January 11, 1982)
- 1005
Shirley Bassey
,
All by Myself
(January 11, 1982)
- 1006
The Lettermen
,
Love Is...
(January 11, 1982)
- 1007
Jack Jones
,
Jack Jones
, (January 11, 1982)
- 1008
Julius Wechter
& the Baja Marimba Band,
Naturally
(January 11, 1982)
- 1011
Robert Goulet
,
Close to You
(January 11, 1982)
- 1016
Sammy Davis Jr.
,
Closest of Friends
(January 11, 1982)
- 1020
Chris Connor
,
Chris Connor Live
(1983)
Sources
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See also
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